A former Hereford United goalkeeper was last night 'inducted into the Scottish Football Hall Of Fame'.

Jock Wallace played for Hereford United from 1964 to 1966 and then moved to Berwick Rangers as player/manager. He died in 1996.

In his early career he was with Bedford when they defeated Newcastle United in the FA Cup in 1964.

Wallace holds a remarkable record as the only
player to have played in the FA Cup, Welsh Cup and Scottish Cup all in
the same season, 1966/67, with appearances for Hereford and Berwick Rangers
respectively.

However he was perhaps best known for his managerial
career which included Berwick Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell,
Sevilla, Colchester United and two stints at Rangers.

Under his reign the Light Blues brought an end to Celtic’s nine-in-a-row
run, with Wallace’s Rangers teams winning three league titles, three
Scottish Cups and four League Cups during his tenure. This included two
trebles in 1975-76 and 1977-78..

Hereford supporters can listen to stories from Ken Mallender and Dudley Tyler and have some supper as well if they purchase tickets for an event which takes place on Tuesday evening before the Larkhall match.

"Tuesday evening upstairs in the Hereford Suite from 6.45pm we have Hereford United legends Ken Mallender and Dudley Tyler doing a question and answer talk.

"It's open to anybody who wants to come, you can book online or ring the club office.

"It's £9.95 for pub style grub, Heggies pie this week, chips and peas and you can listen to Ken and Dudley talking about memories of their times with Hereford United for half an hour and then go and enjoy the game.

"We had Tommy Hughes here a couple of weeks ago on a Tuesday evening and it was really entertaining. Tommy spoke about his time at Hereford and other clubs, all the quirky little stories that went on, and scenes at the football club.

"So hopefully Ken and Dudley will be able to enlighten us about what used to happen here at Hereford United.

"I had a conversation with Ken the other day. He was telling me about their pre-match routine which would horrify the current playing staff.

"But that was how it was like in the seventies but it seemed successful.

"Apparantly they used to go for steak and chips at the Spread Eagle, then to the Green Dragon for an hour for a 'talk' and then they would walk to the ground."

The plan at Edgar Street is to hold more of these events on a Tuesday night.

"We're trying to make it a fans zone upstairs in the Hereford Suite where they can come in and have some food before the game.

"We have got someone lined up for the next game on November 22nd (Shortwood) but we haven't got a Tuesday night game for a little while after that. But there may be others rearranged."

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Hereford manager Peter Beadle has started to look for a replacement for Jamie Willets who has moved to Alvechurch.

Ryan Green is suspended for Tuesday evening's game against Larkhall but Beadle may not have signed anyone before that game kicks off.

"We're looking to bring one in now with Jamie gone," Beadle told BBC Hereford and Worcester.

"It only leaves us with two natural centre-halves so our priority will be a center half over the next couple of days.

"If we can bring one in obviously as we saw on Tuesday night Jimmy Oates certainly filled that role particularily well so it's not a panic.

Jimmy Oates Pictured In The Recent Game Against Didcot

"We need to make sure we get the right player, with the right experience and the right mentality and the right character and the right quality.

"Centre-halves don't grow on trees so we'll have to work hard in the next couple of days to fine someone to come in and do that.

Hereford didn't have a game yesterday.

"It probably was a good time not to have a game. I think we did try to move the Larkhall game forward but they weren't interested in doing that which is fine.

"So we can play the game Tuesday and give the boys a bit of a break."

The squad trained yesterday morning.

"Maybe by Tuesday we can sign one. But, if not, Chris is still there and Jimmy would be available so we might have to have a different partnership in there as Ryan is suspended for Tuesday."

The club appealed against Green's ban.

"I spoke to the referee afterwards and how he saw it. We felt we had a case as there wasn't a huge amount of contact and there was an awful amount made of it.

"However the evidence we produced was inconclusive in the fact that there wasn't enough of it that would stand out. The camera angle was too far away and photographs are not the ideal thing. You want it to be moving pictures."

Seventeen years ago today Hereford United played York City in the First Round of the FA Cup.

Here's a look back at that and other news from the weekend of October 30th 1999.

Firstly Friday October 29th:

HEREFORD United's first-round FA Cup tie against York City at Edgar
Street tomorrow, will be preceded by fans praying to a swede in the
centre of the pitch.

The bizarre rural ritual was resurrected
for the first time in 20 years when Hereford beat Burgess Hill in the
fourth qualifying round two weeks ago.

Supporter Jane Griffiths,
who used to take part in the traditional ceremony when it was enacted
during the early Seventies, recalled: "Before every cup game, supporters
would go on to the pitch and place a swede on the centre spot.

"They
would then kneel around the vegetable and worship it before it was
taken down to the Meadow End of the ground and kicked into the net."

As
well as the swede-worship, Hereford's ten-ton mascot, a Herefordshire
bull called Kudos, will be paraded around the ground before kick-off.

Hereford's
director of football Graham Turner said: "Worshipping the swede may not
be conventional, but it proved successful against Burgess Hill, so
we're going to try again."

Saturday Oct 30th:

GRAHAM Turner has commented about the former manager John Layton case which was recently settled out of court.

"In total it will have cost the club in excess of £20,000 and a considerable amount of time," said Turner writing in BullsEye.

"It is an amount that hurts us financially, there is no doubt about that, but it is something we can recover from.

"Perhaps
the saddest part about it is that the £10,000 settlement figure to John
Layton may well be taken to settle his legal bill and he will finish up
with nothing.

"It just confirms my statement last week that the only real winners are the legal profession."

HEREFORD United will aim to put last week's shock defeat to Hayes down as "one of those days," reports the Sports Argus.

Manager
Graham Turner had urged his players before last Saturday's match to
concentrate on the league match, rather than being tempted to think of
today's FA Cup-tie with York.

"I don't know whether their minds
were elsewhere, they shouldn't have been," said Turner. "I kicked a few
backsides before the game but you just get performances like that from
time to time."

HEREFORD United 1 - 0 York City

United
reached the second round of the FA Cup in an eventful game at Edgar
Street. The swede was blessed before the game to bring good luck to the
home side, and it did exactly that!

Despite have the best of the
play, United were unable to open the scoring in the first half. The York
City defence stubbed out any Hereford attacks before they could by
formed into decent chances.

The second half brought the long
awaited goal, which had been on the cards. Hereford United took the lead
with thirteen minutes to go through Leroy May. Gavin Williams set up
the effort which was well taken by the striker who had been getting a
bit of stick from the crowd during the first half. Despite this, his
man-of-the-match award was well earned, and a minor pitch invasion took
place as May celebrated the goal with the fans. At full-time, United
fans poured onto the boggy pitch which was cutting up during the game.

The
York City team were given a talking to by their manager at the end of
the match, and an open dressing room window allowed intrigued United
fans to listen in, but it was slammed shut by a hand.

This was a
truly great performance by Hereford United. After gaining the lead in
difficult conditions, the wind and rain making the game hard to play in
parts, they defended their lead as required. York City hit the post in
the losing minutes, but Mark Jones looked comfortable in the United
goal, with no major saves to make. One word to round the game up for
United fans - Superb!

POST
Match comments, firstly scorer Leroy May: "I've scored goals in the FA
Cup before but never one that has knocked out a league club. I've given
up stripping now I'm a full-time footballer - scoring goals is now my
life."

And Graham Turner: "Leroy has worked hard, waited
patiently, and taken his chance. I was delighted with the crowd's
reaction to his goal.

"In the last five minutes we had a couple
of lucky breaks but overall we deserved to win. We should have got the
ball into their penalty area more often than we did, but there was a
good level of performance from everyone."

Sunday Oct 31st:

FORMER
male stripper Leroy May defrocked York City with a late winner to fire
Graham Turner's battling Bulls into the second round reports the Sunday
Mercury.

May stitched up stunned York with a 77th-minute strike
to see off their Third Division visitors - then put it all down to
swede-worshipping.

Hereford's bizarre pre-match ritual of
kicking a swede into the home goal for good luck worked when May found
the same net, beating stranded keeper Bobby Mimms and latched onto the
end of Mark Taylor's hanging right-wing cross.

Having for once
kept his shirt on in the celebrations, the much-travelled Dudley-born
striker claimed: "That beats taking your clothes off for a living -
nothing compares with scoring goals."

Only playing because of
knocks to the Bulls' first-choice front line pairing of Paul Fewings and
Robin Elmes, it was May's first start since August after suffering
injury problems himself.

And, having scored all his three goals this season as substitute, once again there was not long left when he struck.

"All
I remember was a high ball coming in, their defence stopping, and the
keeper never coming," he reflected. "I just stuck my leg out and it went
in. Although I did have a quick look at the linesman to check it wasn't
offside."

It had proved an awful first half, chances having
been few and far between on either side, chiefly due to the weather, the
unusual pre-match swede ritual having served only to trigger a
torrential downpour which left the Edgar Street pitch almost too
treacherous to play.

May's off-target far post header via
another neat cross from former Walsall and Shrewsbury midfield man
Taylor was the closest either side came, and it got little better after
the break until May struck.

But, once the Bulls had gone in
front, it was a different story as, in a final gripping quarter hour of
Cup drama, York bombed forward desperately in search of an equaliser.

Twice
they nearly got one, sub Matt Hocking just failing to steal onto Barry
Conlon's cross before, deep into injury time, substitute John Williams -
the former Midland postman up against his old club - was denied only by
the left upright.

But while sub Williams was left cursing at
having for once not missed the post, Hereford hung on to make sure they
didn't miss out on another slice of Cup glory.

Tickets remain available for a question and answer event next Tuesday evening with two Hereford United legends, Ken Mallender and Dudley Tyler, from the Giantkilling team that defeated Newcastle United in 1972.

Tickets for the Q&A, which include a Heggies pie ahead of the game against Larkhall Athletic
are priced at £9.95 and available to purchase here.

Graham Turner became the majority shareholder of Hereford United in June 1998. This programme was originally screened on the 25th February 1999. The main focus of the story is the struggles Graham Turner and Company Secretary Joan Fennessey faced after they took over the club from Peter Hill. At the time relocation from Edgar Street was on the agenda, as the club owed over £1 Million to developers.

HUISA were busy raising money to keep the club afloat, and as you see in the footage a shock 3-2 FA Cup defeat to Newport IOW was a huge financial blow for the clubs coffers.

The squad at the time featured Ian Wright, Matt Clarke,Tony James, Richard Leadbeater, Chris Lane, Paul Fewings, Stuart Evans, Garry Cook Richard Walker, John Snape, Keith Downing, Gavin Mahon, Mark Taylor,Andy Quy, Paul Parry, Ian Rodgerson and Gavin Williams , and who remembers Wayne Dyer, Matt Cross, Mark Druce, and Kevin Collins, there are also quite a few familiar faces featured in this documentary, as well as a number of supporters who are sadly no longer with us.

Hereford manager Peter Beadle has paid tribute to Jamie Willets for all his hard work whilst with the Bulls. After arriving from Stourport, Willets went straight into the team which then went on a run of 33 games without defeat.

"The demands we put on the players now and he had a lot of other stuff going on as well and he felt his football was suffering.

"He felt that maybe it was the right time for him to move on.

"We spoke a couple of weeks ago after Salisbury. The two games he had played in the Cups we hadn't played particularily well and conceeded a lot of goals and he just felt that maybe it was time for him to move on and maybe he couldn't keep up with the way we were evolving which was a shame but he stayed around for a little while longer and hung on in there for a bit longer but eventually after chatting this morning he made his mind up that he needed a change of scenery.

"I think there were one or two other things as well.

"Jamie is a gentle giant off the field, he's a lovely lad he really is and he played a massive part in our season last season but because he's such a nice lad I think he was a bit naive.

"He received some upsetting and distressing messages on Facebook from three so called supporters which were quite vile and unnecessary and certainly something I hope, I truly hope, weren't written by what you call true fans of the football club.

"What was in those messages was personel, crude and vile and obviously upsetting for Jamie at a time when he was having a tough time. Something he could have done without.

"That wasn't the b all and end all of his decision. I think he probably realised that he had probably gone as far as he could with us and it was time to move on. But that certainly didn't help his cause.

"I think if anyone knows Jamie, he's probably as honest as ever you are going to find a player. He's honest, committed, hard working. He loved playing for Hereford and don't forget things turned a corner when Jamie came to the club.

"Obviously he was big change for us and made a huge difference to our season last season. He played a massive part in our campaign of winning the League and a couple of competitions.

"I'm sure the people who wrote on, they were direct messages on Facebook. Obviously Facebook can be a very helpful app if you like but it can be one you need to steer clear of.

"There's no condoning it. I hope the people who wrote those messages, you'd like to think it was in a moment of madness maybe under the influence of a few beers, hopefully they regret it because Jamie certainly didn't deserve that.

"He was a massive part of what we achieved last year, unfortunately the club outgrew Jamie a little bit and is moving on too fast for Jamie to keep up.

"He came to me, he totally understood that and made his feelings felt. He did me a favour and hung around for a little while longer but after chatting to him this morning it was decided he probably needed a break now to recharge his batteries and find a new challenge."

Jamie Willets has become the third Hereford player to leave the club in eight days, an article on the official website announced this morning:Defender Jamie Willets has left Edgar Street after discussions with manager Peter Beadle.
The former Stourport man, 24, has not started a League match for the club since August and leaves in order to get more game time.
Beadle said: "Jamie was immense for us last season. His arrival helped us massively after a rocky start and he was a big part of the great run we had.
"This season hasn't worked out for him. He's had some family issues that he's spoken about on social media, which he's very active on.
"He came to me after the Salisbury match about some messages he'd received about his performance that weren't nice and deeply upsetting for him.
"We agreed to see how the month panned out but he hasn't been getting the game time he wants so we've agreed this morning that he'll go elsewhere.
"Jamie's hugely grateful for the opportunity he's had here and the experience of the last year has been something he and his family will never forget, but he's decided his future lies elsewhere and I would like to wish him the very best for wherever that may be and so now the search begins for another centre back to come in as soon as possible."
Everyone at the club would like to wish Jamie all the best for the future.

Traffic delays on Edgar Street are expected for the next four months whilst work to build the new city link road takes place.

This from Herefordshire Council:

Edgar Street - City Link Road works

Construction of the junction of the City Link Road with Edgar Street
is due to commence on Monday 7 November, and is expected to last for
four months. A traffic management system will be in place, to safely
manage the works, whilst Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd carry out the
work on behalf of Herefordshire Council.

Andrew Davies, Project Manager for Alun Griffiths said

“To
allow construction of the junction of the new City Link Road we need to
be able to work in Edgar Street. To keep our workforce safe during the
works we plan to manage traffic by coning off the area we need for
workspace.

"The cones will ensure that traffic can still
flow (with existing lane width reduced) as usual in either direction on
Edgar Street and I would like to assure all residents in the area that
they will not have their access restricted.”

The
City Link Road (CLR) is part of a larger scale inner city regeneration
project including the Old Market, Widemarsh Street, Merton Meadow car
park and other key areas within the city. It will provide hundreds of
new homes and help provide hundreds of new jobs.

In the region of
800 new homes, 35 per cent of which will be affordable, are planned to
be built across the site. The new road will open up access to areas for
development and regeneration which are currently inaccessible or
difficult to access and it will also alleviate some of the volume of
heavy traffic from Hereford's inner ring road.

Its forms part of a
package of measures which will enable Commercial Road, Newmarket and
Blueschool Streets to be upgraded for easier pedestrian movement and
also reduce 'through traffic' which will be transferred to the link
road. Improvements will also include the provision of a new transport
hub at the railway station.

Hereford FC have discussed the possibility of moving the scheduled game against Bideford to a different kick-off time or even date to avoid clashing with Westfields FA Cup Tie, but to no avail.

This from Hereford FC:

In response to a number of enquiries posed in recent days, Hereford
FC officials can confirm they have discussed the possibility of changing
the date or kick off time of the home game against Bideford on Saturday
5 November, so that it does not clash with the FA Cup First Round tie
between near-neighbours Westfields, from the Midland Football League,
and National League North side, Curzon Ashton.Hereford FC Club Secretary, Martin Watson, has spoken to officials
from the Football Association (FA), the Southern League and Bideford AFC
about potentially moving the Bulls’ home fixture from 3pm that day,
but, having looked at a number of options, it has been accepted that it
is simply not possible given the short notice, the league regulations
that are in place, and the length of the journey Bideford will be
undertaking to Edgar Street that weekend.For clarity, this means the Southern League Division One South &
West clash will therefore kick off, as originally planned, at 3pm on
Saturday 5 November.Bulls officials understand that some people will be disappointed that
the two matches will be played simultaneously, which is why – with
Westfields having liaised with the relevant bodies in relation to their
FA Cup fixture being at 3pm on 5 November – Hereford FC were willing to
explore every available option in terms of moving their own home game.However, this afternoon the Bulls received definitive notification
from Bideford Town FC that they are unable to agree to any meaningful
change to the date or time of the match that would alleviate the clash
of fixtures.Everyone at Edgar Street would like to wish Westfields the best of
luck ahead of their cup tie against Curzon Ashton – hopefully there will
be a win double on the football field for the city that day.

Swindon Manager, Dave Webb admitted his side came up against an immovable force on Tuesday night.

He further praises Hereford Fans for their conduct. This is taken from their website:

"First and foremost, we want to get the result right on the pitch but I have to say what an evening it was for the football club. “There were well over 800 people there, Hereford were immaculate, as you would expect from a club with their history and tradition. “They conducted themselves correctly, on and off the field, and it was a good night for the club to host such a night that went off so well.

“On the pitch, they thoroughly deserved to win the game, they were superb on the night. “Any team that comes to us and plays as well as that would have deserved to have won the game. “They were excellent in every position and showed why they were firm favourites to win this league and carry on their progression up the football pyramid."

Does anyone have a VHS copy of the Hereford United documentary that
was broadcast in early 1999?. It was a programme based on GT taking over
as Chairman and the pitfalls he faced.

Prominent members of HUISA are
also featured fund raising as the club struggled with life in the
Vauxhall Conference. Especially after a 3-2 shock FA Cup defeat to
Newport IOW.I have tried contacting the producer but to no avail. Please get in
contact if you have the footage, and I can look at getting it converted.
My e mail is Matthewhealey@hotmail.com

In an article on the official website this morning, the club have confirmed that they have signed the transfer forms for Ross Staley to leave Edgar Street and join fellow South and West Club Taunton Town.

Staley joined the Bulls from Shortwood in January, making a total of 15 starts and 10 sub appearances, scoring six goals.

Ryan Green was sent off for pushing a Didcot player in the back, denying a goalscoring opportunity

Also, the appeal to overturn Ryan Green's red card on Saturday has been unsuccessful - he's set to miss Tuesday's game at home to Larkhall Athletic.

Like a scene from The Hound of the Baskervilles, Hereford FC
faced Swindon Supermarine in less than ideal conditions. Low floating fog covered the pitch prior to
kick off, a combination of lower temperatures and smoke from a local bonfire,
we understand, which improved only slightly as the match progressed but gave
fans and commentators difficulty in seeing who was who and doing what at
opposite ends of the pitch!

Emerging from the dressing room into the mist and barely
visible to the 823 supporting fans, Hereford, sitting 4 points clear at the top of the league and playing
in the Red and Black away strip, had a challenging match ahead of them from the
Supermarine team, currently in 4th place in the league and who have
been in 3 of the last 4 seasons playoffs.

Attacking towards the Swindome end, Hereford set the pace
for the match, applying pressure in the Swindon box from the get-go with a
Haysham opening shot at goal, kick-starting the keepers game with an early
save.

The cleared ball going no further than the centre line where
Dinsley on the break quickly took control, passing to Plummer on the right who set
up Mills but conceded a corner taken by Haysham which was poorly cleared by
Swindon to be swept up by McGrath on the halfway line, feeding back into the
box for a shot at goal by Mills, which again was saved but the linesman waved
for offside.

A goal kick goes straight to Dinsley in the centre, through
to Mills who is again flagged offside as he makes a run down the right hand
side.

In a 442 format, Hereford were consistently forcing the pace
into the Swindon box, even though Swindon were moving the ball around ensuring
Hereford were having to work hard to stay in the Swindon half. 10 minutes in, still 0-0 but Hereford currently
showing Swindon why there are top of the league, just as Plummer puts in a low
cross cleared by the defence for another corner, taken by Haysham, swinging
away from the goal and easily headed away back towards the Hereford half.

A free kick, moments later, sees Oates caught in a tackle
which takes him down on the edge of the box.
Dinsley takes it, the ball soaring up over the wall towards the right
hand corner of the goal resulting in a goal kick.

With Hereford applying all the pressure, Horsall is yet to
be tested in the Hereford goal as once again, Haysham takes another shot
straight at the keeper. Haysham tries
again from a free kick, this time punched away by the Swindon keeper. The fog is getting thicker, making it
difficult to see across the pitch, like ghostly shadows moving back and
forth. Symons suddenly breaks with a
flick onto Mills who outplays the defender with some great footwork on the edge
of the box, breaking free of the defence and shooting for goal but straight at
the keeper who scoops it for a catch.

23 minutes in and the fog is getting even thicker,
impossible to make out who has control of the ball. A foul from Swindon resulted in a lengthy
chat from the Referee but no yellow card was shown. A free kick to Swindon taken down the right
hand side is cleared with a kick from Horsell which is quickly manoeuvred into
the Swindon half where Plummer takes an 18 yard shot but goes wide. A goal is still illusive to Hereford. They try again, this time Dinsley retains
the ball in the midfield passing to Haysham, working with Mills for a another
corner again easily cleared by the compact Swindon defence.

Hereford come again, Haysham is taken down for a free kick
on a late tackle, taken quickly direct to Symons but the Referee is not happy
and brings it back to be taken again.
Most of the action is being soaked up by the midfield with strong
performances from McGrath & Dinsley with Hereford back 4 not being put
under any pressure from a Swindon attack as yet.

Spoke too soon as Swindon take a shot which is blocked by
Green and Oates, another strong pairing at the back, for a corner on the right to
Swindon, cleared by Symons for another corner, this time on the left, the
Hereford defence easily clearing for a Swindon throw in.

Plummer and Dinsley work together in the next attacking wave
through the midfield. Plummer driving in a low cross and again, Swindon defence
intercepts and heads it away. Dinsley
comes again, this time shooting from the edge of the box and goes over the
top. With 10 mins to go Dinsley tries
again from the edge of the box but again denied.

Hereford maintain the pressure, this time down the left hand
side, with the fog clearing, opening up the field of play, the ball pushed
through the midfield and out wide to Davies who puts the cross in across the face
of the goal, finding Symons, who puts it in the back of the net. GOAL! An excellent debut pass, from Davies, to put
Hereford 1-0 up in the 38th minute.

The mist is rising from the pitch as Hereford drive forward
again, McGrath & Dinsley working through the centre, out to Plummer who is
brought down and appeals for a penalty.
The Referee disagrees and gives a corner instead, taken by McGrath, safely
headed away, picked up by Haysham who feeds to Symons and then back to Mills
who strikes at goal and hits the post.

After a competitive first half, Hereford lead by 1-0 at Half
Time

In the second half Hereford come out with the same attacking
attitude, Mills taking an early shot over to the right corner. Hereford maintain the
pressure with an excellent cross from Mills, picking out Haysham who takes a
shot at goal but is way off target. Hereford
try again, this time Davies feeding through to Mills, his shot going wide for a
corner.

Another call for a penalty as Haysham is brought down this
time, in front of goal but the linesman indicates offside. Swindon take this opportunity to make a break
and push towards the Hereford box meeting great defending from Edwards, they
try again but this time Davies clears the ball to Plummer who tries to weave
through a strong Swindon defence.

Some excellent passing between the Hereford midfield stops
Swindon from any form of attack, the ball suddenly available for Mills up front
in open play, delivering a rolling cross in front of goal to be met with
Swindon defence whose clearance kick is weak and taken full on by Haysham for a
shot straight into the top left hand corner of the net! GOAL! Hereford go 2-0 up in the 59th
minute.

Hereford go on the attack again, this time with a shot from
Mills straight at the keeper, back out to Dinsley who heads it down, straight
back to Mills for another shot at goal but again cleared by the Swindon goalie.

Swindon are quick to move the ball back into the Hereford
half from the goal kick but they are met with Oates and Green, who work
together to close them down. Haysham
picks up a yellow card for tripping up the opposition and pushing to the floor.
The Swindon free kick is straight at the
Hereford goal but is easily cleared by Horsell.
With 25 minutes of the 2nd half to go, Symons is fouled, the
referee bringing the ball back to the half way line. Hereford midfield, again passing the ball with
ease and releasing a through ball straight to Symons on the break who scores…. The
referee disallows the goal as it is deemed offside.

Swindon, still 2-0 down take more risks with their passing
allowing Hereford to pounce and intercept the ball much easier for swifter
breaks on the wing, as Mills, once again, takes the ball down the right
delivering to Plummer who takes a shot at goal hitting the inside of the bar
but bounces just outside of the goal line, still in play, straight back to Symons,
cleared off the line by the keeper, straight back to Plummer who tries again in
front of goal but for a 3rd time is scrambled away by the Swindon
defence. The ball is quickly retrieved
by Mills who puts it back in the box on the right hand side; Dinsley tries to
follow through but couldn’t convert the rebound, Plummer taking a shot from 6
yards out and shoots over the top of the goal.

Subs for Hereford:
Purdy on for Plummer & Molyneux on for Mills

Symons going up front alone now with Purdy and Molyneux
midfield

Swindon Subs: Leigh
on for Selman & Reid on for C Parsons

Horsell takes the free kick straight to Symons, cleared to
Dinsley and out for a Swindon throw in.
Molyneux wins the ball, is fouled but continues through the Swindon
defence, is fouled again, shoots at goal but finds the Swindon keeper instead.

Swindon last Sub: Thompson on for Josh Parsons

Hereford look comfortable clearing and defending any
pressure from Swindon, a break from Purdy towards the Swindon goal, passes to
Dinsley who shoots but goes wide. With 5
minutes to go in normal time, Dinsley feeds the ball to Symons, for a corner
which again, is cleared.

Haysham makes one last push in the dying minutes to be
brought down in the box for a penalty in the 90th minute.. Joe Sheppard receives a yellow card.

With no Mills on the pitch, Symons steps up and takes the
spot kick straight into the net, making it his 2nd GOAL of the
match. Hereford go 3-0 up.

Play is restarted but as soon as the ball goes out of play,
the Referee blows for Full Time.

Hereford win 3-0 to retain the 4 point advantage at the top
of the league with one game in hand.

A strong solid performance by Hereford, dominating the match
from the start and the most cohesive play to date. A more settled team with an excellent work
rate throughout the match, quality passing and attempts at goal that could
easily have yielded 6 or 7 goals in poor visibility and against a strong
defensive side.

MAN OF THE MATCH

How do you choose one player who stands out among a team
that gave us 90 minutes of top quality football? A solid midfield, working in harmony, a
strong back row, a working partnership on the wing and up front… in particular
Dinsley and Plummer… but if I had to choose, it would be Adam Davies, very
composed and a powerful performance on his debut with Hereford considering
having to wait 2 weeks for International clearance but in all a huge
Congratulations to Beadle and the squad for a sterling, quality match.

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